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United States. Navy Department.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy communicating the measures which have been taken to ascertain the most eligible site for a navy yard in the vicinity of Chesapeake Bay. In obedience to an order of the Senate of Dec. 21 1815.
Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 5 pp. <br><br>Letter of B. W. Crowninshield Secretary of the Navy dated 20 January 1816 and John Rodgers President of the Board of Navy Commissioners ordering Captain Arthur Sinclair to survey the York River Virginia.<br>Â Â Â Â United States Congress 14th 1st session Senate document no. 23. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39505. Removed from a nonce volume. Light waterstains along top and outer margins. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
Bookseller reference : 26169
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United States. Navy Department.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy of the twenty-seventh instant to the chairman of the Naval Comittee together with sundry documents. December 31 1813. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States.
Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1813. 8vo. 19 pp. <br><br>Documents relating to the Battle of Lake Erie. Includes an account of the engagement by Oliver Hazard Perry dated 13 September 1813 in a letter to Secretary of the Navy William Jones and his letter notifying the Secretary of the victory dated 10 September 1813. With a list of killed and wounded. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 30207. Removed from a nonce volume. Some toning. Overall very good. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
Bookseller reference : 12035
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United States. Navy Department.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy to the chairman of the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures on the propriety of encouraging the culture of hemp protecting impost duties or by prohibiting the importation of that article into the United States and its territories. February 21 1811. Read and referred to the committee of the whole House to whom is committed a report of the committee of commerce and manufactures of the eighth instant.
Washington: A. & G. Way printers 1811. 8vo. 11 pp. <br><br>The Secretary's letter concerns only the culture and dressing of hemp three samples of which were enclosed. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 24162. Removed from a nonce volume. Light spotting. Very good. A. & G. Way, printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 12086
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United States. Navy Department.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting documents to show that the establishment of the Marine corps should not be reduced to a number below one thousand men. April 22 1816. Read and ordered to be printed.
Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 14 pp. <br><br>Recommendations from Benjamin Williams Crowninshield 17721851 Secretary of the Navy concerning the appropriate peacetime troop level of the United States Marine Corps. "85" printed at top of title-page. Includes a letter p. 3 addressed to the James Pleasants jr. chairman of the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives and signed in type: "B. W. Crowninshield." Scarce: Only four copies traced via OCLC. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39507. Removed from a nonce volume; fore-edge of title-page slightly darkened. Rubber-stamp of the War Department Library at top of title-page. Final two leaves nearly detached from spine. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
Bookseller reference : 11358
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United States. Navy Department.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a general view of the state and disposition of the vessels belonging to the Navy of the United States and of the gun boats. May 25th 1809. Ordered to lie on the table.
Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1809. 8vo. 4 pp.; fold. table. <br><br>Contents: Title-page letter of transmittal of Paul Hamilton Secretary of the Navy to Hon. Joseph B. Varnum Speaker of the House of Representatives and folding table showing the names of the vessels in the U.S. Navy where each vessel is stationed and their state of readiness; the same information is provided for the gun boats. Scarce: OCLC locates only two copies of this item. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 18925. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; toning; leaves separating. Small chips at top right corners and very short tear at fore-edges. Folding table with short tear along one fold without extending into text. Title-page rubber-stamped by the War Department Library and with ink notations at top margin. Soiling to title-page. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
Bookseller reference : 11351
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United States. Navy Department.
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to the committee on the bill providing for the arming manning and fitting out for immediate service all the public ships of war. January 3d 1809. Printed by order of the Senate.
Washington City: Pr. by R. C. Weightman 1809. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>Letter from Robert Smith addressed to Senator William B. Giles dated 16th December 1808. States the requirements in manpower to carry out the provisions of the bill entitled "A bill to authorise and require the President of the United States to arm man and fit out for immediate service all the public ships of war vessels and gun boats of the United States." Scarce: OCLC locates only three copies. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 18953. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; a few light brown spots. A little darkening to edges of p. 4. Good condition. Pr. by R. C. Weightman unknown books
Bookseller reference : 11485
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United States. Navy Department.
Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the Navy of the United States; including officers of the Marine Corps &c. for the year 1832.
City of Washington: Pr. at the Globe Office by F. P. Blair 1832. 16mo. 79 pp. <br><br>Printed by order of the Secretary of the Navy in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the United States of August 2 1813." Contains much service information including date of present commission or warrant date of original entry into service duty or station state of birth citizenship and state of appointment; also includes pay tables and a list of vessels with basic data for eachi.e. number of guns when and where built and its present situation and location. Original front wrapper soiled chipped with top third of wrapper lost; back wrapper missing paper over spine gone. Sewing gone signatures loose. Pr. at the Globe Office, by F. P. Blair unknown books
Bookseller reference : 11441
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United States. Navy Department.
Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the Navy of the United States; including officers of the Marine Corps &c. for the year 1833.
City of Washington: Pr. at the Globe Office by F. P. Blair 1833. 16mo. 81 pp. <br><br>Printed by order of the Secretary of the Navy in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the United States of August 2 1813." Contains much service information including date of present commission or warrant date of original entry into service duty or station state of birth citizenship and state of appointment; also includes pay tables and a list of vessels with basic data for eachi.e. number of guns when and where built and its present situation and location. Original wrappers paper spine gone back wrapper chipped and separated. Wrappers and front and back blank pages with child's inked and pencilled doodles; front wrapper also bears the signature of the previous adult owner. Pages mostly clean though with several instances of marginal notations and corrections and a few spots. Pr. at the Globe Office, by F. P. Blair unknown books
Bookseller reference : 11442
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United States. Navy Department.
Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the Navy of the United States including officers of the Marine Corps and others for the year 1856.
Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson printer 1856. 8vo. 136 pp. <br><br>Printed by order of the Secretary of the Navy in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the United States of December 13 1815." Contains much service information including date of present commission or warrant date of original entry into service duty or station duration of service at sea ashore and total when last at sea how long unemployed and state of birth citizenship and state of appointment. Also includes laws general orders regulations pay tables and an index; the organization of the Naval Academy; lists of vessels of war officers in squadrons officers at Navy yards and shore stations; and lists of resignations deaths and dismissals. Original wrappers soiled most of spine chipped away. Signed by previous owner at top of front wrapper. Interior very good with corners of first several leaves a bit rounded. Signed at the top of the front wrapper by the previous owner and only a few instances of ink notations in margins. A. O. P. Nicholson, printer unknown books
Bookseller reference : 11419
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United States. Navy Dept.
Burning frigate Philadelphia at Tripoli. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives the names of the officers and seamen on board the Ketch Intrepid in the attack on the frigate Philadelphia in the year 1804 in the harbor of Tripoli. December 8 1826. Read and laid upon the table.
Washington: Pr. by Gales & Seaton 1826. 8vo. 11 pp. <br><br>Consists of a letter from the Navy Department pp. 34 signed in type: "Sam'l. L. Southard" and a list of officers and seamen who assisted in destroying the frigate Philadelphia pp. 56. Other letters and lists contain information on those of the crew who were still alive at the time of publication as well as the names of widows and numbers of children of those who have died.<br>Â Â Â Â In October 1803 the U.S.S. Philadelphia was captured by the Tripolitans during the blockade of the Barbary coast a great blow to the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean force. Leaving Syracuse on 3 February 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur and his crew aboard the ketch Intrepid volunteers from the Enterprise and flagship Constitution were assigned the mission of destroying the Philadelphia in Tripoli's well-fortified harbor. The daring mission succeeded brilliantly with none of the crew killed. Government document: 19th Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 4. Ho. of Reps. Navy Dept. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 26888. Removed from a nonce volume; four small holes in inner margin not touching text. Ink numeral in one corner of title-page. Foxed. Pr. by Gales & Seaton unknown books
Bookseller reference : 13113
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United States. Navy Dept.
Document submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs exhibiting the naval force of the United States of the first of January 1816. January 5th 1816. Read and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.
Washington: Pr. By William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 12 i.e. 14 pp. <br><br>Navy Secretary B. W. Crowninshield's report to the Senate transmitting a list of all the ships and vessels of the United States Navy showing the names rates and stations for each vessel. Pp. 1314 misnumbered 1112. Government document: Senate document United States. Congress. Senate; 14th Congress 1st session. Unnumbered Senate document. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39364. Removed from a nonce volume; outer margin darkened. First leaf lightly chipped in fore-margin not touching text. Pr. By William A. Davis unknown books
Bookseller reference : 13097
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title ClerksNavy Department 1830. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting statements of the names of the clerks employed in the Navy Department during the year 1830 and the compensation of each.
Washington 1831. 8vo. 3 pp. <br><br>January 10 1831. Read and laid upon the table." Government document: 21st Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 38. Ho. of Reps. Navy Dept. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in top margin of p. 1. Foxing. Very good. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18909
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title Contingent expensesNavy U. S. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a statement of the disbursements on account of the contingent expenses of the Navy for the year ending 30th September 1830.
Washington 1831. 8vo. 21 pp. <br><br>January 5 1831. Read and laid upon the table." Government document: 21st Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 28. Ho. of Reps. Navy Dept. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in top margin of p. 1. Very good. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18912
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title Dry dock at Pensacola &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy upon the subject of a dry dock at Pensacola or some other place in the Gulf of Mexico. May 12 1840.
Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 7 pp. <br><br>Consists of the letter of J. K. Paulding Secretary of the Navy to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and eight other letters and reports including from Commodore John Rodgers and the Commissioners of the Navy. "Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs." Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 200. Ho. of Reps. Navy Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; two stitch holes at inner margin without touching text. Ink numeral in top right corner of p. 1. Light spotting. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18134
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title In Senate of the United States January 29th 1816. Mr. Tait from the Committee on naval affairs communicated the following documents which were read and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.
Washington D.C.: Printed by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 10 pp. <br><br>From the AAA OPAC: "Letter from the Navy Department signed by B.W. Crowninshield transmitting estimates of the annual expenses of a 74 gun ship a 44 gun ship and a first class sloop of war. Presumably printed by William A. Davis printer to the Senate during the first session of the Fourteenth Congress. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39388. Removed from nonce volume. Darkened with light foxing. First few pages lose. Printed by William A. Davis unknown books
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title In Senate of the United States. January 27 1817. Ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. Report of the Navy communicating in obedience to a resolution of the Senate information relating to the selection of a site for a naval depot.
Washington: William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 53 pp. <br><br>Navy Secretary B. W. Crowninshield's letter to the president of the Senate enclosing documents relating to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay and the selection of a docks and naval depot within the Chesapake. Documents includes the separate opinions of the three officers of the Board of Navy Commissioners charged with providing the Navy Secretary with technical assistance.<br>Â Â Â Â P. 19 misnumbered 18. Government document: Senate document United States. Congress. Senate; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 72. "72" printed at head of title. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42512. Removed from a nonce volume; outer margin darkened. Rubber-stamp of the War Department Library on the first page; light age-toning a few spots. William A. Davis unknown books
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title In Senate of the United States. February 27 1816. Navy Department February 26 1816. Sir In obedience to a resolution of the honourable Senate of the United States of the 8th instant I have the honour to transmit herewith the papers A B C D E F which contain all the information that the records and files of this department afford upon the several subjects of inquiry.
Washington D.C.: Printed by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 49 pp. <br><br>From the AAS OPAC: "Concerning negotiations for the purchase of the captured ship Cyane and the sale of other prizes captured during the War of 1812. Presumably printed by William A. Davis printer to the Senate during the first session of the Fourteenth Congress. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39413. Removed from nonce volume. Foxed copy. Printed by William A. Davis unknown books
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title In Senate of the United States. February 27 1816. Navy Department February 26 1816. Sir In obedience to a resolution of the honourable Senate . of the 8th instant I have the honour to transmit herewith the papers A B C D E F which contain all the information that the records and files of this department afford upon the several subjects of inquiry.
Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 49 pp. <br><br>Concerning negotiations for the purchase of the captured ship Cyane and the sale of other prizes captured during the War of 1812. Consisting of the letter of transmittal on pp. 12 signed in type: B. W. Crowninshield. Government document: Senate document United States. Congress. Senate; 14th Congress 1st session no. 55. Printed at head of title: 55. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39413. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation and War Dept. Library rubber-stamp on title-page. Upper and outer edges of title-page darkened. Light to heavy spotting. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title Navy contracts &c. for 1830. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a statement of purchases and contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1830.
Washington 1831. 8vo. 23 pp. <br><br>January 11 1831. Read and laid upon the table." Government document: 21st Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 42. Ho. of Reps. Navy Dept. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in top margin of p. 1. Foxing on outer pages. Very good. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18910
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title Pay &c. of naval officers and agents. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 4th of February last respecting the pay emoluments and allowances to officers and agents in the naval service of the United States.
Washington 1830. 8vo. 93 pp. <br><br>May 29 1830. Read and laid upon the table." Government document: 21st Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 121. Ho. of Reps. Navy Dept. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in top margin of p. 1. Foxing on first several pages. Very good. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18911
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title Report from the Secretary of the Navy in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 15th of April last in relation to a system of defence by means of armed steamers. June 27 1838. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1838. 8vo. 6 pp. <br><br>On using armed steamers for coastal and harbor defense. Government document: 25th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 495. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner margin not touching text. Second leaf chipped at bottom margin not touching text. Spotting. First page with early inked notation next to title. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 12115
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United States. Navy Dept.
drop-title Report of the Secretary of the Navy in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 3d of February 1846; communicating information in regard to the naval power of each maritime nation of the world with the tonnage number of merchant ships and aggregate commerce of each. March 3 1846. Referred to the Committee of Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed and that 5000 copies in addition to the usual number be printed for the use of the Senate.
Washington 1846. 8vo. 19 pp. <br><br>Report on the naval forces of 16 nations with tables listing the number of ships of the line frigates etc. and the commerce of 13 nations. Signed in type on p. 1: "Geo. Bancroft." Government document: 29th Congress 1st Session. Senate. 187. Removed from a nonce volume; two stitch holes at inner margin. Ink numeral at top margin of p. 1. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18022
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United States. Navy Dept.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy accompanying a report of the commissioners of the fund for Navy pensions.
Washington 1803. 8vo. 20 pp. <br><br>28th December 1803. Read and ordered to lie on the table. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 5327. Removed from a nonce volume. Pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Very good. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18770
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United States. Navy Dept.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy inclosing a statement of the vessels now belonging to the Navy of the United States with their present state of equipment and the service in which they are respectively employed in pursuance of a resolution of the House of the 28th ultimo. 1st February 1802. Ordered to lie on the table.
Washington 1802. 8vo. 6 pp. <br><br>Contains a list of frigates and present state of service e.g. undergoing repairs heading to the Mediterranean for each. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 3306. Removed from a nonce volume. Very good. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15027
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United States. Navy Dept.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy inclosing an estimate of the annual expense of supporting in actual service the whole of the frigates and smaller vessels now belonging to the Navy of the United States; in pursuance of a resolution of the House of the 24th instant. January 28th 1806 read and committed to a committee of the whole House on the state of the union.
City of Washington: A. & G. Way printers 1806. 8vo. 2 ff.; 1 fold. leaf. <br><br>Includes the letter of transmittal and a folding table. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 11596. Removed from a nonce volume. A librarian's lightly pencilled notation on the title-page. Very good. A. & G. Way, printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 17066
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United States. Navy Dept.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy to the Chairman of the Committee appointed on so much of the message of the President as relates to the military establishment accompanying a bill concerning the naval establishment. Presented 12th June 1809.
Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1809. 8vo. 5 pp. <br><br>Concerns the costs of repairing the frigates lying at the Washington Navy Yard and the expense of keeping the gunboats in ordinary. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 18923. Removed from a nonce volume. A librarian's lightly pencilled notation on title-page. Very good. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
Bookseller reference : 17067
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United States. Navy Dept.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a statement of the expenditure and application of the monies drawn from the Treasury from the 4th of March to 30th of September 1809. Prepared in obedience to "An act to further to amend the several acts to establish and regulate the treasury war and navy departments." January 5 1810. Ordered to lie on the table.
City of Washington: A. & G. Way printers 1810. 8vo. 2 ff.; 1 fold. leaf. <br><br>Consists of a covering letter dated January 3 1810 and addressed to the Speaker of the House; a letter to the Secretary from the naval accountant's office; and the statement prepared by the accountant's office. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 21689. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Title-page age-browned. A. & G. Way, printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18288
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United States. Navy Dept.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting the annual list of the clerks employed during the year 1815 in the Navy Department and in the office board of Navy commissioners; with the salary of each. January 5 1816. Read and ordered to lie on the table.
Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 8 pp. <br><br>Consists of a letter p. 3addressed to the speaker of the House of Representatives and signed in type by B. W. Crowninshield and three documents listing the names and salaries of the clerks employed in the offices of the Navy Dept. Board of Navy Commissioners and Accountant of the Navy. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39508. Removed from a nonce volume; inner edge irregular. Shallow chipping in margins. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation and the War Dept. Library's rubber-stamp on title-page. Title-page browned and soiled. Foxed throughout. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
Bookseller reference : 15741
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United States. Navy Dept.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting an estimate of the sums necessary to be appropriated for repairs of vessels store rent pay of armourers freight and contingent expenses of the Navy for the year 1806 prepared in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the tenth instant. April 11 1806. Read and ordered to lie on the table.
City of Washington: A. & G. Way printers 1806. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br><br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 11598. Removed from a nonce volume. Librarian's lightly pencilled notation on title-page. Light spotting and staining at inner margins. A. & G. Way, printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 16889
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United States. Navy Dept.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a statement of the amount of merchandise and supplies purchased on behalf of the United States by Navy agents in the different ports of the United States for three years ending the thirtieth of September last .
Washington City: A. & G. Way prs. 1807. 8vo. 30 2 pp. <br><br>December 2nd 1807 read and ordered to lie on the table." Government document: House document United States. Congress. House of Representatives. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 13948. Removed from a nonce volume. Pages a bit age-toned with some light foxing. A. & G. Way, prs. unknown books
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United States. Navy Dept.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy made obedience to the resolutions of the House of Representatives of the twenty-fourth and twenty seventh ult. respecting several bills of exchange drawn on Degen Purviance & Company navy agents of the United States at Leghorn in Italy. January 7 1811. Read and ordered to be printed. Printed by order of the house of Representatives.
Washington: A. & G. Way prs. 1810 i.e. 1811. 8vo. 40 pp.; 1 fold. leaf. <br><br>The report consists chiefly of correspondence accounts and other supporting documents. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 24305. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Light foxing. Very good overall. A. & G. Way, prs. unknown books
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United States. Navy Dept. Hamilton Paul
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy Transmitting a Report Prepared in Obedience to the Act Regulating and Fix the Compensation of Clerks etc. January 9 1810. Ordered to lie on the table
Washington D. C.: A. &. G. Way Printers 1810. First edition. Removed. A very good copy small chips where binding was lightly browned on last page. 4pp. 8vo. Consists of covering letter addressed to the Speaker of the House and dated January 5th 1810 and two exhibits which give the names of clerks and their salaries in the office of the Secretary of the Navy and in the office of the Accountant of the Navy. OCLC shows only 3 copies; Naval Hist. Ctr UVA and Hist. Soc. Penn. Shaw & Shoemaker 21687. A. &. G. Way, Printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 27966
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United States. Navy.
Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the Navy of the United States including officers of the Marine Corps and others for the year 1854.
Washington: Pr. by Robert Armstrong 1854. 8vo. 131 pp. <br><br>Contains much service information including date of present commission or warrant date of original entry into service duty or station duration of service at sea ashore and total when last at sea how long unemployed and state of birth citizenship and state of appointment. Also includes laws general orders pay tables and an index; the organization of the Navy Department and Naval Academy; lists and tables of vessels of war squadrons Navy yards and shore stations; and lists of resignations deaths and dismissals. Original wrappers; spine chipped wrappers soiled wrapper edges slightly toned. Signed by previous owner at top of front wrapper. Pamphlet with lengthwise fold marks as to fit in an envelope or pocket. Spots of foxing on blank pages at rear. Pr. by Robert Armstrong unknown books
Bookseller reference : 11315
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United States. Navy.
Speed, turning and maneuvering trials for vessels of the United States Navy.
1883 Washington : G.P.O., 1883, "General order no. 314.","December 1, 1883.",7 pages + 3 folded charts ; 24 cm
Bookseller reference : 23987
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United States. Navy. Air Group 86
Carrier Air Group 86
Air Group 86 Publishing Committee 1946-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Illustrated cloth boards have mild wear. Has a good binding no marks or notations. Air Group 86 Publishing Committee hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 186338
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United States. Navy. Construction Battalion Detachment. 1008th
1008 Construction Battalion Detachment; tour of Duty Solomon Islands July 1943-May 1945
Lederer Street and Zeus Printers; Berkeley California; 1946. Oblong Quarto. Construction battalion detachment was the one assigned to the Solomon Islands where they performed major tasks to create a major docking facility while fighting malaria and insects. This remarkable volume has hundreds of photographs that document the 1008th which was one of the larger battalions some on smaller islands had as few as sixty men. Laid in are papers of how the Association funds were spent on the printing engravings editing and other task in producing one of the most thorough Seabee volumes at the cost of $9480.50 in 1946. Only two copies are found on OCLC. Also laid in is a mimeographed list of the men and where they were located in the photographs of the entire battalion. A handsome copy near fine bound in brown and blue cloth lettered in brown and blue Owner's subscriber name stamped in gilt to upper board. [Lederer, Street and Zeus, Printers; Berkeley, California; 1946] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 026064
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United States. Nicaragua Canal Commission 1897 1899
Report of the Nicaragua Canal Commission. 1897-99. Maps and Profiles
Baltimore: Lord Baltimore Press/Friedenwald Co 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vols. complete consists of a text volume and an atlas volume. Text volume: plates and maps a few folding index xii 502p. Dark green cloth. Atlas volume: Matching cloth portfolio slipcase contains 7 maps on 32 folding sheets 6 profiles on 8 folding sheets 1 folding table and 1 folding diagram. 29cm. Cloth ties present on slipcase but fragile and rather worn. Printed slip tipped to endpaper in text volume: "With the Compliments of Admiral Walker" -- he was President of the Nicaragua Canal Commission. <br/><br/> Lord Baltimore Press/Friedenwald Co hardcover books
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United States. Office of Administrator of the Census of Partial Employment Unemployment and Occupations
Preliminary report on total and partial unemployment. United States summary by states counties and cities of 10000 or more population as of November 16-20 1937
Washington: GPO 1938. xi 99p. wraps slightly worn 8.5 x 11 inches neatly ex library. Running title: Unemployment census 1937. GPO unknown books
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United States. Office of Facts and Figures
Divide and conquer
Washington: U.S. G.P.O. 1942. Pamphlet. VG. Illustrated stapled wrap. 15 pages illustrations. US government pamphlet describing the techniques and aims of Nazi propaganda tactics within the US. U.S. G.P.O. unknown books
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United States. Office of Indian Affairs.
Message from the president of the United States transmitting a report in relation to the execution of the treaty of October 18 1820 with the Choctaw Nation of Indians. In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 18th ultimo. February 2 1827. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States.
Washington: Gales & Seaton printers 1827. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>Messages from John Quincy Adams James Barbour and Thomas L. McKenney regarding a treaty with the Choctaw Nation. 19th Congress 2d Session no. 42. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 31421. Removed from a nonce volume. Minor spotting. Gales & Seaton, printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 12620
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United States. Office of Technology Assessment
Continuing the Commitment: Agricultural Development in the Sahel
Washington: GPO 1986. Paperback. Fine. ix 164p. Softcover in original wrapper. 26cm. An "OTA Special Report." <br/><br/> GPO paperback books
Bookseller reference : 86148
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United States. Office of the Treasurer.
Accounts of the Treasurer of the United States of payments and receipts of public monie from the first of October 1800 to the thirteenth of June 1801 inclusive. Also his account of receipts and expenditures for the War Department commencing the first of October 1800 and ending the thirtieth of September 1801.
Washington City: Pr. by William Duane 1801. 8vo. 143 2 84128 1 146208 4 pp. <br><br>An accounting of all payments made by the Treasurer Samuel Meredith for the year 1800. "Published by order of the House of Representatives." Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 7th Congress. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 1451. Removed from a nonce volume. Complete despite pagination. Very good. Pr. by William Duane unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18229
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United States. Office of War Information
Battle stations for all; the story of the fight to control living costs
Washington: Office of War Information 1943. 128p. wraps slightly faded stamp of the Pacfici Coast Office ILGWU on front wrap. Office of War Information unknown books
Bookseller reference : 78346
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United States. Panama Canal Zone
Regulations Governing the Storage Transportation Handling and Use of Explosives on All Work under the Control of the Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad
Mount Hope C. Z.: Panama Canal Press 1931. Revised September 1 1931. Paperback. Fair. 20p. Small softcover pamphlet in original wrapper. 23cm. Soiled and well-used. A small pink broadside labeled "Supplement Number 1" and dated 2/27/36 is attached to the back cover with a very rusty paperclip. A typed revision or explanation of the section on turning dynamite boxes twice monthly is pasted inside the front cover. OCLC locates three copies of later editions Stanford Indiana State Library and Wisconsin Historical Society. <br/><br/> Panama Canal Press paperback books
Bookseller reference : 85580
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United States. Panama Canal Zone. Supply Department
Book of Rules: Supply Department Storehouses
Mount Hope C. Z.: Panama Canal Press 1923. Revised 1923. Hardcover. Fair. 185p. Original cloth. 23cm. Pages yellowed. Cover rubbed and rather worn. Numerous short tears and soil marks. Lacks rear free endpaper. A heavily used copy. According to the Preface this was a revision of a book first published in 1921. OCLC locates only a 1949 edition 1 holding at the University of Illinois. <br/><br/> Panama Canal Press hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 85579
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United States. Patent Office.
Annual report of the commissioner of patents for the year 1847. March 3 1848.
Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen printers 1848. 8vo. 661 pp. 8 plates; illus. <br><br>Fascinating annual report of the Commissioner of Patents regarding the operation of the Patent Office and the patents granted in fields such as agriculture transportation manufacturing weaponry etc. with heavy emphasis on the first. Illustrated with text engravings of some tools and machinery and lithographed plates at the end showing two breeds of sheep Electoral Escurial buck and ewe and Infantada Negrette buck and two species of introduced plants sainfoin and pimpinell.<br>Â Â Â Â Government document: 30th Congress first session. Ex. Doc. No. 54. Disbound lacking covers. Title-page a little soiled and with remnants of paper label affixed at inner margin. Title written in ink on one of the front blank leaves by an early owner. Very good. Wendell and Van Benthuysen, printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18773
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United States. Patent Office.
drop-title Patent Officeannual report of commissioner. Letter from the Commissioner of Patents transmitting statements of the operations of the Patent Office for the year 1839. February 12 1840. Referred to the Committee on Patents.
Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 53 pp. <br><br>The annual report. Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 106. Ho. of Reps. Removed from a nonce volume; stitch holes in inner margin not touching text. Numeral inked by an early hand in the outer margin of p. 1 and a small ink smudge on p. 2 obscuring a couple of letters. Light foxing on p. 1. Very good. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18721
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United States. Post Office Department.
drop-title Report of the Postmaster General communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate a statement of the number of letters newspapers pamphlets &c. which passed through the mails of the United States during the month of October 1843. January 18 1844. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Washington: Blair & Rives 1844. 8vo. 6 pp.; fold. table. <br><br>Includes a long folding table numbered page 4a entitled Exhibit of the number of paid and unpaid letters free letters drop letters newspaper and pamphlets received in the several States and Territories of the United States during the month of October 1843; and also of the gross amount of letter postage the gross amount of newspaper and pamphlet postage the nett sic amount derived from postages and the contract cost of transportation for the year ending June 30 1843." Government document: Senate document United States. Congress. Senate; 28th Congress 1st session no. 50. Removed from a nonce volume; two punch holes and stitch holes at inner margin not touching text. First leaf detaching. Light foxing. Ink numeral at top of first page ink notation at bottom of p. 6. Blair & Rives unknown books
Bookseller reference : 27197
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United States. Post Office Department.
Report of the Postmaster General communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate information illustrative of the operation of the British post office system and the effect upon its revenues of the reduced rates of postage. January 16 1845.
Washington 1845. 8vo. 27 pp. <br><br>Read and ordered to be printed; and that 1500 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate and 1000 additional copies for the use of the Post Office Department." Signed in type on p. 1: "C. A. Wickliffe." Government document: 28th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 43. Removed from a nonce volume; two stitch holes at inner margin. Early signature at top edge cropped out. Light spotting. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 18020
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United States. Post Office Dept.
drop-title Mail from New York to Bremen. Letter from the Postmaster General transmitting a copy of the contract made with the Ocean Steam Navigation Company for taking the United States mail between New York and Bremen upon the terms and conditions required by the act of 3d March 1845. March 13 1848. Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Washington 1848. 8vo. 6 pp. <br><br>Consists of the forwarding letter and the full text of the contract. Government document: Thirtieth CongressFirst Session. Ex. Doc. no. 50. House of Representatives. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled numeral on first page. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 12690
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